1996 – Page 80

Dominican journalist, Juan Bolívar Díaz, has just released his book on the election in 1994. The book discusses the origins of the election and the Pacto por la Democracia that brought about emergency constitutional reforms to stave off the grave political crisis that evolved. The book is called “Electoral trauma” and it dissects all the …

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Frank Marino Hernández, a sociologist, in an interview with Carmen Imbert Brugal from the Hoy newspaper, considered the choice of Maribel Gassó as vice president on the PRSC ticket to be positive, but not enough to contain the avalanche moving towards José Francisco Peña Gómez. He feels that the participation of the vice presidential candidate …

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In an interview with Carmen Imbert Brugal from Hoy, Jose Israel Cuello, a renowned political analyst, made some interesting and often cynical observations regarding the strength of President Balaguer’s influence in politics. To summarize, Mr Cuello said that President Balaguer may not be running in the election, but “Balaguerismo” is running. He said the PRD …

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The Junta Central Electoral failed to meet its 25 March deadline to hand the “padron electoral” or master voting list to the political parties for examination and acceptance. According to the schedule, the parties would have 10 days to submit claims, point out errors and request corrections. Then on 15 April, the JCE was to …

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José Francisco Peña Gómez, in a talk given at INTEC, said that the electoral colleges are an archaic system of voting, and that if he wins the presidency he will seek the reforming of the Constitution, which will encompass the voting system. He said that the system of closed electoral colleges was used in Puerto …

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The three principal parties (PRD, PLD and PRSC) have more in common regarding their economic proposals than differences. All propose macroeconomic and economic stability, autonomy of the Central Bank, maintaining inflation below 10%, the elimination of the discretionary use of funds by the President of the Republic, improvement in the living conditions of Dominicans, and …

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Presidential candidate, Leonel Fernández, met with Puerto Rican Governor Pedro Roselló González at his office in La Fortaleza in San Juan. They discussed economic and social issues. On the illegal voyages to Puerto Rico from the Dominican Republic, Leonel Fernández said that punitive measures are not enough if the problem is not fought at its …

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Election experts from Latin America gave their opinion on the Dominican electoral process during a seminar held at INTEC university, under the auspices of Participación Ciudadana, a program sponsored by the U.S. Agency for International Development that seeks to strengthen Dominican democracy. Daniel Sabsay, professor of the Theory of Constitutional Law and Government at the …

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According to the Junta Central Electoral citizens who do not vote in the first round may do so in the second, if the results call for a second vote. The president of the JCE, César Estrella Sahdalá, said that the process for the second round will be similar to those of the first. “It is …

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Figures from five public mills, released by the Consejo Estatal del Azucar (CEA) reveal that profitability levels have significantly decreased during the present sugar-making season. According to CEA technical staff, since production started this year the cost/revenue ratio has remained below the required 10 centavos-per-pound mark, fluctuating around 8.64 centavos per pound. The sources consulted …

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